11/23/90- Hampton Rain

                                                                                11/23/90
                                                                         Westhampton,NY
     
                Hampton Rain
 
     Suspicious of the quiet calm I feel
     Trust,a word on a billboard in the distance
     Emotions take on new shades in this gray light
     Who ordered this day?I know,I know...
     As the deck saturates each drop gets one last bounce
     The landscape has gone from weekend country home
     To some Zen Martian brush exercise
     I prefer this stripped view,nothing to distract
         from the big picture,drab
     (except these God awful pants)
     Birds pacing in the sky,knowing the bus has left already
     But is it time to leave?
     This time is priceless,soon the value will increase
     Head on into the next step
     Why now can I admit what I feel as the fear washes in
         with the tide
     Laughing voices make me smile,the undertow's pull weakening
     This place a pleasant memory,a reststop,perk
     The forest wet,my appetite the same.